Buccinulum vittatum explained

Buccinulum vittatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.^{[3] [4]} It is found all around New Zealand and as far south as the New Zealand subantarctic islands. The species was first documented in 1833 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard.^[5]

Taxonomy

Four subspecies were previously recognised but they are currently considered to be taxonomically invalid based on shell morphology and genetic data.^[6] B. v. vittatum (the nominate subspecies Buccinulum vittatum vittatum) is found in the northern half of the North Island; B. v. bicinctum is found on the Chatham Islands; B. colensoi is found on the South-East coast of the North island; B. v. littorinoides in Cook Strait, the sub-Antarctic islands and South Island.^[7]

Description

The shell of this species is about 25mm in length.

References

• Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
• Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

Notes and References

1. Kantor, Yuri I.. Fedosov, Alexander E.. Kosyan, Alisa R.. Puillandre, Nicolas. Sorokin, Pavel A.. Kano, Yasunori. Clark, Roger. Bouchet, Philippe. Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the Buccinoidea (Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2022. 194. 3. 789–857. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab031.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Buccinulum vittatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491394 on 2020-06-20
3. 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.018 . A phylogeny of Southern Hemisphere whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinulidae) and concordance with the fossil record . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 114 . 2017 . 367–381 . 2017 . Vaux . Felix . Hills . Simon F.K. . Marshall . Bruce A. . Trewick . Steven A. . Morgan-Richards . Mary . 28669812 .
4. 10.1093/biolinnean/bly142 . Genetic structure and shell shape variation within a rocky shore whelk suggest both diverging and constraining selection with gene flow . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 125 . 4 . 827–843 . 2018 . Gemmell . Michael R. . Trewick . Steven A. . Crampton . James S. . Vaux . Felix . Hills . Simon F.K. . Daly . Elizabeth E. . Marshall . Bruce A. . Beu . Alan G. . Morgan-Richards . Mary . free .
5. http://www.mollusca.co.nz/speciesdetail.php?speciesid=1080&species=Buccinulum%20vittatum New Zealand Mollusca
6. Marshall, B.; Fraussen, K. (2015). Buccinulum vittatum. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491394 on 2015-03-21
7. https://books.google.com/books?id=5gc4AAAAIAAJ&dq=Quoy%20buccinulum%20identified&pg=PA248 Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Nov 1971